OutCities is more than a cultural celebration. By participating in the project each and every OutCity is sending a strong signal to the rest of the world that they appreciate the talents and are committed to protecting the rights of their LGBT population.
With OutCities World Outgames is going culturally global.
As the director of World Outgames Uffe Elbaek says:
'By inviting cities like Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, Antwerb and Aarhus to Copenhagen during World Outgames, the Copenhagen team has sent a very clear signal that World Outgames is an event and meeting place for everyone in the global LGBT community’.
By joining this unique international collaboration with LGBT artists across the globe all the OutCities are stating loud and proud that queer culture is an important part of their cities’ culture.